Butterfly joint

These types of joints are mainly used for aesthetics, but they can also be used to reinforce cracks in pieces of wood, doors, picture frames, or drawers.

The name originated in San Francisco after the gold rush, when all types of European craftsmen came to California to earn a living.

[2] In 1894, Jacques De Morgan discovered a group of boats at the pyramid complex of Khakaure Senwosret III at Dahshur.

Some archaeologists argue that the dovetail joints were not originally fitted for the boats but were a modern replacement.

The dovetail joints appear to have been set into the faces of the planks after the excavation, to provide strength so that they would not fall apart during transport.